Woodard joins previously announced cast members Donald Glover as Simba, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, Billy Eichner as Timon, John Oliver as Zazu, and James Earl Jones, who will be reprising his role as Mufasa.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales‘ Jeff Nathanson wrote the script, with Favreau co-producing alongside Beauty and the Beast‘s Jeffrey Silver.